Re: Re: Re: Flustrated and don't know what to do

["Curt E. Angeledes" <ceacmg@efn.org>]

Hi Tom,
     I have unlimited bandwidth and have close to 70 megs of unused space, and
Ringlink doesn't take up very much at all, so the invitation stands. As far as
telnet is concerned it is a command line interface within a Unix system. Unix is
what the Web actually runs on, although NT has gained some ground. If you do not
have perl5 up and running the Ringlink scripts will not function. There are also
many variations on the relationships between Perl and any given system that
require specific installation and configuration. This stuff is not for people
new to unix-because there are things that if done improperly will take the
entire system down. This stuff also requires a high degree of patience, and an
awareness of how to debug problems that can and will arise. When it comes to
installing and running "cgi" scripts even *one* incorrect character or a *space*
can  cause a script to abort. More information can be had by referring to
various on-line perl tutorials and the various "man" or manual files that
accompany all perl distributions.
Curt
Tom Hilton wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> It is possible to add Perl to "your own" directory. First do a search for
> "perl5"-it is free, then download it, then transfer it to your server and
> set up the correct paths to it for your scripts.
> I'm tring that right now, I'll let your know how I do, thanks
>
> If this is too difficult, I am accepting new rings on my system at
> https://www.chief-moons-gallery.com/cmgringlink.html. give it a try. Mail
> and everything else works.
>
> Thanks for the offer, I currently run 5 Scouting Webring, with over 2,000
> sites, that will become a lot of bandwidth.  My domain server, has unlimited
> bandwidth.  Although there's no support, I would like to use them,
> especially because their paid for for a year, in advance.
>
> Curt E. Angeledes
>
> Thanks,
> tom hitlon